Hair waving device



Dec. 15, 1931. J. A. H. SIERS HAIR 'WAVING mav cm Filed Jan. 10, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 T i V NM QN Ill-"NIH J. A. H. ,slE'Rs HAIR WAVING DEVICE Dem- 1 5, 1931.

3. Sheets=-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 10, 1951 1 vention to provide a hand operated hair wav- Patented Dec. 15, 1931 TE S A JOHN A. H. SIERS, or JERsE-Y oIriY Nnw JEnsEY" .HAIB wAvINe mpvrcnl This invention relatesto hair waving devices, and has for its general object and'pur pose to provide an easily operated'device'for waving'the hair with rapidity, and amint mum of inconvenience. It is another important object of the ming device for easily and quickl producing what is generally referred to as permanent v waves in the'human hair.

' It is a more particular object of the'inven tion to provide means in a'device of this kind for automatically first forming the waves in the hair before maximum pressure is applied thereto, and which may be used in connection with means for vaporizing a solu--' tion such as that generally employedinthe process of permanently Waving the'hair.

It is a more specific object of my inven 20 tion to provide ahair waving device which embodies two vertically movable sectlons,

one of which'is provided with longitudinally extending grooves and the other with'com plementary ribs whereby the hair is pressed into said grooves when the two sections are brought togetherfln combination with movable comb members carried by one of said sections and actuating means therefor carried by the other section whereby the hair is arranged-1n a wave formationacrosssa d grooves beforemaximum pressure is applied thereto. r

7 It is'also an additionalobject of the inven tionto provide improved means for mounting the comb members and distributing the'vapor through said comb members together with simple and positivelyoperating means for relativelymoving or shifting the comb members in pairs in opposite directions.

It'is a further general objectof my inven-' tion to provide ahair" waving device as above Cl1EtIlCt8IlZel,"flI1Cl which 15 relatively, s1mple in its construction, highly efl'ective'and reliable in practical use, and capable'of manufacture at comparatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in'the improved hair Waving device, and in the form, construction and relatlve arrangeme'ntof its several parts,

as will be hereinafter more'fully' described,

illustrated in 5 the accompanying drawings,

and subsequently incorporated the" subjoinedcla'ims. In the drawings, wherein have disclosedv one simple and practical embodiment of my invention, and in whichlsimilanreference characters de i-gnate corresponding thronghoutth e several views, F gure 1 is a side 'elevation'of apra'cticalf embodiment of myimprovedhairwavingdevice, showing the pressureapplying members,

in spaced apart open'p'osition, -1-- F'g. 2is abottom plan view, the movable members being in closedpositionf Fig. S-is an end elevation; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional viewtakensubstantially 'on the lines as indicated in Figs.-2 and 5; 1'

Fig. 5 is'a top plan view of-the lowersec tion of the device as indicated byth'e line5 5 in a; 4;: f Fig. '6 is atransverse" sectional view taken on'the lined- 6 of Fig. 1; I 5111'? Fig. 7 "s a detailg'fragmentary bottom plan view'of the upp" dicated'by the line 77 in Fig. '1'; 2

r'section of the device as -in+ Part Fig. 8 isa transverse sectional view olian enlargedscale' showing the'action of thepressureapplying devices upon the hairj ust priorl totherelative shifting movement of the comb; members; I i

' Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevation on-lan enlarged scale of one of the comb members {"Fig; 10 is an end elevation thereof"; n 'Fig.- 11 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 11'.1-1 of Fig. 9,and

Fig.- 12 's a detailperspec'tive view .ofioneg.

.devi'ceis formed with longitudinally' elon .Siae nd in longitudinally s a ed relatio -j. Y from 'the'ends of the sections -5 and'fi of the gated lug or projection 9 having a slot 10 therein.

At each side of the device, a pair of links 11 operatively connects the upper and lower sections 5 and 6 with the lower and upper handle members 8. Each of these links has an end portion 12, said end portions being ofiset in relatively opposite directions from the central portion. 13 of the link. These central portions of the links at each side of the device are connected by the bolt 14 and the spacing collar 15, said spacing collar havingreduced end portions upon which the inner link of each pair may freely pivot while the outer link has pivotal movement upon the bolt '14, as clearly seen in 5 of the drawings.

The-forward ends ,of the'links ineach pair are respectively pivotally connected as at 16 with the rear ends-ofthe sections 5' and 6. The rear ends of the links in each pair which are connected with the upper section 5 are connected by the transverse bolt 17 which has sliding movement in the slot 10 of the lug 9 on the lower handle member 8, while the other links connected with the lower section 6 are similarly connectedat their rear ends by the bolt 18 having sliding movement in the slot 1 10 of the lug 9 on the upper handle member 8.

The lower section 6 of thedevice at its rear end is provided with the transversely spaced upwardly extending posts or rods-19 which are loosely engaged through correspondingly located openings in the rear end of the upper section 5. Thus as the handle members 8'are moved towards and from eachother, through the link connections 11, the sections5 and 6 are guided by the posts or rods 19 so thatthey willbe moved accurately in a straight vertical line. flVhen these sections are spaced apart as in Fig.1 of the drawings, the bolts 17 and 18 arepositioned in the forward ends of the slots 10, and as the handle members are brought together, said bolts move rearwardly in-the slots 10 as the rear ends of thelinks 11 -U'-shaped form, the intermediate part of said resistance unit at the rear end of. the section 5extending transversely between the legs 24. Since this resistance unit however, might be of various difiere'nt types or constructions, 1 havenot specifically illustrated vherein any particular means for mounting or securing the same in fixed relation to the section 5 of thedevice. Electric current is supplied thereto through the 'wires 26 extending through the upper handlemember 8.

At the outer sides of the respective ribs 20 and between the same, the section 5 of the device is further provided with the longitudinally extending rectangular channels 27 the. purpose of which will be presently explained.

The lower section'6 of the device is provided in its lower portion with the chamber '28 communicating at its rear end with the extension 7 and the hollow handle member 8. The lower side of this chamber is closed by the removable bottom plate 29 and within said chamber an electrical'resistance unit indicated' at 30 of any preferred type is ar ranged. The body of thesection 6 above the chamber 28 is provided therein with a; plurality of vertical ducts 31 communicating at their upper'e'nds witheach of the.longitu-,

dinally extending; grooves 32 which are formed in the upper surface of said section in line with the ribs 20 on the upper section 5 of thedevice. i I I Between the grooves 21, the lower section 6 is formedwith a wide longitudinally extending channel 33 and at the outer side of each of said grooves, with a relatively nare row longitudinal channel 34. The central' channel 33 receives the relatively slidable comb members 35. and 36 respectively; The

comb member 36 is' comparatively thick and occupies somewhat more thanone-half of the channel 33. -Asimilar combmember37 is also mounted in each ofthe outer channels 34. The teeth 38 of the several comb members project above the :upper surface of the section 6 andeac'h of the comb members 36 and37 isprovided with vertical passages 39 therethrough opening at their upper ends between the teeth 38 of said comb members and communicating at their lower ends with, a

longitudinal groove. 40 in the lower edge'of each comb member. Relatively shortducts 41 afiord communication between the chamber- 28' and each of the grooves 40. V I

One GIICl'OI each comb member has its lower portioncut away as indicated at42 to accommodate an expansion spring 43 which yieldingly holds the comb in anormal position. The otherend of. therelatively thick combmember 36 is also cut away or recessed on one side thereof as shown at 44 to 1 accommodate the spring 43 which. acts upon the adjacent comb member 45. From reference to Fig. 5 of the drawings, it will be-readily understood that the springs'43 act to yieldingly resist longitudinal movement of one of the comb members 37 and the comb member 35 in one direction while movementof theother comb member 37 and the member 36 is resisted in the opposite direction.

Each comb memberisiprovlded in spaced relation to its opposite ends and near its lower edge with longitudinally extending. slots 45.

to receive transverse locking rods 46 which retain said comb members withinthe chan= nels of the section6. These-locking rods may be inserted through threadedopenings at either side of the section 6, which openings are closed by means of the screws or plugs 47.

Current is supplied to the resistance unit '30 by the wires 48 also extending from the supply wires 48 are connectedwith a suit able rheostat for controlling the tempera.-

ture of the resistance unit independently of the resistance unit 23, since the solution vaporizes at a temperature of approximately 196 F whereas, it is desirable that the temperature of the upper section 6 of the device be maintained at about 200 F so as to prevent any condensation of the vapor rising through the ductsand passages in the lower section 6 and the comb members into contact with the hair and the upper section 5 of the device.

The rear end of each of the comb members is further providedin the upper edge thereof with an inverted V-shaped notch or recess 51,

upon one edge of which a wear plate/52 is suitably secured. It will be evident of course,

that thesenotches or recesses in the oppositely shifting pairs of comb members are out of alignment with each other. Correspondingly located operating cams 53 are carried by the upper section 6, each of'said cams being of substantially V-shape form and having an integrally formed stud or pin 54 servbe rigidly and permanently secured, to the rear end of the section 5 of the-device. These cam members are located within the'slots 27. In the use of the device as above described, the solution with which the hair is to be treat' ed, is supplied to the chamber 28 through the handle member 8 and is converted into a vaporous condition by heat from the electrode 30, while the upper section 5 of the device is highly heated by the electrode 23. With the two sections 5 and 6 in the open position shown'in Fig. 1, the hair is now' placed between said sections across the-lower section 6 and upon the upstanding teeth of thecomb members 37 35 and 36. The rear ends of the two handle members 8 are now pressed together so thatthrough the link connections 11, the upper section 5 will be lowered, and

. the lower section 6 correspondingly raised.

The ribs 20 of the upper section 5 as they enter between the upstanding teeth of the spaced pairs of comb members engage upon ing as a rivet whereby the cam member may" the hair forcing the same downwardly into the grooves 32015 the lower section "6 so that the teeth or serrations21 of said ribslengage H and grip the uppermost strands of hair, before there is any contact of the earns 53 with the rear ends of the respective comb'mem bers. Upon further relative; movement of the sections 5 and 6 towards each other from sure of springs 43 to' substantially; the'positions shown in F ig.-5 of the drawings. The

hair is thereby caused to assume a waved" form or condition as further pressure is applied thereto by the ribs-20. As the waved hair is held under compression within the 1 grooves 32 ofthe section 6, the vapor rising" I through the ducts 31 and 41 into grooves 32 and through thepassages 39 of the comb members from chamber 28, thoroughly'permeate's the hair and by'its chemical'action thereon,

causes the'hai'r to assume a more or less per'-,

manent set so that uponthe release of the pressure, the hair strands will not return-to their originally straight or unwaved condi v tion. 'After the hair has been subjected to pressure and theaction of the vapor for the necessary length of time, the two handle members 8 are separated so as to-thus verticallyseparate the sections5 and 6 and permit the'waved' hair to be removed. In this manner, the hair over the entire head maybe quickly treated and providedwith aperm'anent'wave.

Ifin'steadof a permanent wave i in' 'thei hair,

it is desired to provide a Marcel wave,

merely subjected toheatand pressure be tween theupper and lower sections 5 and 6 of the device. ,Ofcour 'se, the combs will be operated inthe mannerabove des cribed toj' it will be seen that the oil vapor is "notused, but the hair is I have'deviseda very simply constructed and efiiciently operating hair waving device, the novel feature of "which is essentially characterized by the provision o f movabl e means on one of the 'presserinembers for produc ing a waved formation'of tlielhair prior to the application of maximum pressure theretoso that when the ha r 18 compressed with: in the longitud nal grooves, wavesjor curves of definite arclengths willbe formedin the hair. Also by the provision of means car ried byone ofv the presser members for vaporizing the chemical solution and applying the vapor tothe hair while under: pressure, the permanency of the hair wavesis' assured.

5 various parts of The essentialparts-of the device may be readily fabricated from aluminum or other relatively light composition metal so that the device maybe easily handled and applied'to the head. I have herein illustrated and described, a mechanical embodiment of my present improvements, which is thought to be entirely practical for the purpose in view, It will however,be evident 5 thatinsofar as the detail structural features of the elements and their arrangement and relative, proportions are concerned, various modifications might be resorted to. Accordingly, I reserve the privilege of adopting all such structural changes as may hereafter be.

found advisable and as may be fairly consideredwithin the spirit and pended claims,

I claim: -,1. A hair waving device comprising complementary presser members, means slidably connecting said members with each other, operating: handles therefor, and relatively movable means connecting each handle to one of the. presser members to impart a rectiscope of the aplinear movement to the presser members to-' upon the operarectly coacting with saidhair engaging means to actuate the latter as the presser members move towards-each other to produce a waved formation in the hairprior to the application of maximum pressure thereto.

3. A hair waving device comprising complementary presser members and means for moving the same towardsand from, each other, relatively movable hair} engaging means carried by one of said presser. members, and means carried by the other presser member directly coacting with said relatively movable means as the presser members aremoved towards each otherto actuate said means and produce a waved formation inthe hair priorto the application of, maximum pressure thereto. 7

4, A hair waving device comprising complementary presser members andmeans for moving the same towards and from each other, a plurality of relatively movable hair engaging'combs carried by one of said members, means yieldingly holding the respective combs in a normal position, and cam I means, coacting with said combs as the presser members are ,moved towards each other to shift the combs in relatively opposite directions and produce waved formation in the hair prior to the application of maximum pressure thereto. Y

5. A hair waving device compri'singcomplementary presser 'members" of elongated form, one of said membershaving'longitudinally extending grooves'and the other member having ribs thereon to be received in said grooves, hair engaging meanscarried by one of said'members and longitudinally movable with respect thereto, and means carried by the other member directly coacting with said hair engaging means'to produce a waved formation of the hair extending at right angles to said grooves prior to'the application of maximum pressure to the hair.

6. A hair wavlng device comprlsing complementary presser members of elongated nally extending grooves and the other member having ribs thereon to bere ceived in said grooves, hair engaging means carried by one of said members and longitudinally movable with respect thereto, and means c'arried'byl the other of said presser members to engage and: automatically actuate said movable means and produce a waved formation in the hair extending at right angles to said grooves prior to the application of maximum pressure to the hair; I

7 A hair waving device comprisingcom-- plementary presser members between which the hair is adapted to be arranged, means car ried by said members for producing a waved formation of thehair prior to the application of maximum pressure thereto, one of said members being provided with means for sup- 7 form, one'of said members having longitudiplying a chemical vapor to the ham-and means for heating the other. of saidmembers. I '8. A hair waving device comprising com plementary presser members between which the hair is adaptedto bearranged, means car-ried'by said members for producing a waved formation of the hair prior to the application of maximum pressure thereto, one ofsaid members havinga chamber therein to receivea chemical solution and ducts communicating with said chamberrfor supplying vapor to the hair, heating means within said.

chamber for vaporizing the chemical solution,iand separate heating means for the other of the presser members.

1 9. A hair waving device comprising com plementary elongated presser members pro-v vided upon their opposed faces with cooper ating longitudinally extending ribs I and grooves respectively, the ribs having serrated surfaces to engage and hold the hair positioned across said grooves, and coacting means carried by said members including relatively movable hair engagingcombs on one of said members to producea. waved forma-q tion in the hairiafter engagement of the serrated surfaces of the ribs therewith and prior to the application of maximum pressure to the hair. I

10. A hair waving device comprising complementary elongated presser members provided upon their opposed faces with cooper-' ating longitudinally extending ribs and grooves respectively, the ribs having serrated surfaces to engage and hold the hair posi-' tioned across said grooves, coacting means carried b said members including relatively movable hair engaging combs on one of said members to produce a waved formation in the hair after engagement of the serrated surfaces of the ribs therewith and prior to the application of maximum pressure to the hair, said grooved presser member having means for supplying a chemical vapor to said groves for contact with the hair, and means for heat- 7 ing the. other presser member.

11. A hair waving device comprising complementary elongated presser members provided upon their opposed faces with cooperating longitudinally extending ribs and grooves respectively, the ribs having serrated surfaces to engage and hold the hairpositioned across said grooves, coacting means carried by said members includlng rel- 15. In a hair waving device, complemen- JOHN A. H. SIERS'.

atively movable hair engaging combs on one of said members to produce a waved for-V mation in the hair after engagement of the serrated surfaces of the ribstherewith and prior to the application of maximum pres- 7 sure to the hair, said grooved presser member having a chamber to receive a chemical solution and ducts extending from said chambeer to each of said grooves, means for vaporizing the solution in said chamber, and separate heating means for the other presser members. I

12. A hair waving device comprising complementary presser members and coacting means thereon guiding said members for relative rectilinear movement towards and from each other, relatively slidable comb members carried by one of the presser members, and means cooperatively engaging said comb members at one of their ends automatically sliding said members in relatively opposite directions as the presser members are moved towards each other to closed position upon the hair. v

13. In a hair waving device, complementary presser members movable towards and from each other, relatively slidable hair engaging combs carried by one of said members, and cam means carried by the other member coacting with means on one end of each comb member to slide said comb members in relatively opposite directions as the presser memers are moved towards each other to closed position upon the hair.

14. In a hair waving device, complementary presser members movable towards and from each other, and means carried by said members for simultaneously heating and supplying a chemical vapor to the hair arranged therebetween. 

